Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

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US Sec of State Mike Pomeo:
“Qassem Soleimani is causing trouble throughout #Iraq & #Syria & we need to raise the cost for him – for his organisation & for him personally."
#WednesdayWisdom
thenational.ae/world/mena/mik…

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In response to how the leader of Iran can be held to account, Mr Pompeo told The National: “There are lots of ways. First, a united opposition is very important."
#FreeIran2018

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"It is also the case that we will be prepared that when Iran does things like launch missiles that come here or go to Riyadh, that we are prepared to defend the region militarily.”

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Responding to recent Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, Mr Pompeo said: “The United States has made very clear that we are going to make sure that the sea lanes remain open. It has been a long-standing US policy and we are prepared to make sure that that happens.”

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Mr Pompeo emphasised the importance of sanctions to curb Iran’s “malign role in the region”, linking the lifting of sanctions under the Obama administration with Tehran’s increased militant activity in the region.
#WalkAway

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“If there is another deal it will be completely different. It will be of permanent duration... It will have a verification regime sufficient to ensure that nuclear weapons are not being hidden or developed in a clandestine way."

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"It will, importantly, not just be about the nuclear program, but about their space program which is really a proxy for their missile efforts. It will be about their missile program. It will be about their malign activity."

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"It will be a comprehensive effort to convince Iran to behave in a way that we ask every country in the world.”
#Winning